Teacher

Facebook is in the news a lot these days, whether its a splashy IPO for investors, the amazing wealth of founder Mark Zuckerberg … or inappropriate sexual content. And someof that last category occurs between teachers and their students. “In January, a California teacher was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy,’ the AP reports. […]
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They may have to if the Texas Legislature approves a bill designed to get the cash-strapped state government through the next two years. It would allow public school districts to cut teacher pay or furlough them beginning in 2012, all in an effort to avoid mass layoffs. According to the AP, “Lawmakers have slashed school spending […]
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Things could be different in Texas classrooms next year. The Legislature is thinking of loosening the requirement for a 22-1 student-teacher ratio from kindergarten through the 4th grade. Instead, schools would be allowed an average of 22-1 in those classes for an entire campus. Say 24-to-1 in one class, and 20-to-1 in another. The maximum […]
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Two members of the Jasper school board think so. Melissa Armstrong and Eddie Hopkins, voted against a propsal last week to cut the jobs of 72 probationary teachers to save money. Unfortunately for them, the other board members voted in favor of the plan. Hopkins said that was the wrong decision — cutting younger teachers […]
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